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The whole Book of Psalms faithfully translated into English metreThe vvhole Booke of Psalmes faithfully translated into English metre
The whole Book of Psalms faithfully translated into English metre. ; Whereunto is prefixed a discourse declaring not only the lawfulness, but also the necessity of the heavenly ordinance of singing Scripture psalms in the churches of God. ; [Seven lines of Scripture texts]The vvhole Booke of Psalmes faithfully translated into English metre. ; Whereunto is prefixed a discourse declaring not only the lawfullness, but also the necessity of the heavenly ordinance of singing Scripture psalmes in the churches of God. ; [Seven lines of Scripture texts]
Cambridge, Mass. : Stephen Day, Imprinted 1640
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Question. But why may not one compose a psalm & sing it alone with a loud voice & the r•st join ⟨image ?⟩with him in silence and in the end say Amen?
Queston. But why may not one cōpose a psalme & sing it alone with a loud voice & the r•st joyne ⟨image ?⟩with him in silence and in the end say Amen?
Ans. If such a practise was found in the Church of Corinth, when any had a psalm suggested by an extraordinary gift; yet in singing ordinary psalms the whole Church is to join together in heart and voice to praise the Lord. -for- First. Davids psalms as hath been showed, were sung in heart and voice together by the twenty four orders of the musicians of the Temple, who typed out the twenty four Elders all the members especially of christian Churches R•• 5.•. who are made Kings and Priests to God to praise him as they did: for if there were any other o•der of singing Choristers beside the body of the people to succeed those, the Lord would doubtless have given direction in the gospel for their qualification, election, maintenance &c. as he did for the musicians of the Temple, and as his faithfulness hath done for all other church officers in the new Testament. Secondly. Others beside the Levites (the chief Singers) in the Jewish Church did also sing the Lords songs; else why are they commanded frequently to sing: as in ps. 100, 1, 2, 3. ps 95, 1, 2, 3. ps. 102. title. with vers 18. & Ex. 15.1. not only Moses but all Israel sang that song, they spake saying (as it is in the orig.) all as well as Moses, the women also as well as the men. v. 20 21. and deut. 32. (whereto some thi•ke, John had reference as well as to Ex. 15.1. when he brings in the protestant Churches getting the victory over the